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XSL-FO is a markup language for XML document formatting that is most often used to generate PDF files. It has largely been superseded by the CSS3 but is still maintained for legacy systems. Wikipedia →
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- Read the overview: XSL Formatting ObjectsA 5-minute orientation
- Pick up a classic book: XML in a nutshellThe most-reprinted book on the subject
- Go sideways: Comparison of stylesheet languagesA closely related topic
- Go sideways: XSLA closely related topic
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📚 Books worth reading
XML in a nutshellElliotte Rusty Harold, W. Scott Means · 2001
XSL formatting objectsDouglas Lovell · 2003
XSL Formatting Objects Developer's HandbookDoug Lovell · 2002- 📕Evaluation of XSL formatting objects and formatting tools in a commercial publishing environmentNicholas James Taylor · 2004
Inside XMLSteve Holzner · 2001
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